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<p>When CODEPINK, MoveOn and representatives of other organizations marched into Senator Harry Reid’s DC office on Tuesday, December 18, they wanted a simple answer to a simple question: Does the Senator support a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity clips, such as the legislation proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein and supported by President Obama and Vice President Biden? It would seem like a no-brainer for the Senate Majority Leader to fall in line with the leadership of his party in backing a modest bill that would ban the sale of weapons that are only good for mass murder. Unfortunately, Reid’s senior policy advisor Kasey Gillette was unable to give an answer.<br /><br />While there is a lot of talk in Democratic circles about Republicans standing in the way of sensible gun laws, a hidden secret is that the Democratic Senator leader from Nevada, who is key to getting gun control legislation passed in this country, has been as pro-gun as most Republicans.<br /></p>
<p><a href="http://warisacrime.org/content/will-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-stand-nra" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://warisacrime.org/content/will-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-stand-nra#commentsActivismCasualtiesGeneral DiscussionThu, 20 Dec 2012 18:20:41 +0000medea64270 at http://warisacrime.orgIsrael’s Lesson to Palestinians: Build More Rockets?http://warisacrime.org/content/israel%E2%80%99s-lesson-palestinians-build-more-rockets
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<p><span style="font-size:16px;">Eman El-Hawi, a smart and perky 24-year-old business student from Gaza got teary when she told our delegation about what she witnessed during the eight days that Israel pounded Gaza. “I saw the babies being brought into the hospital, some dead, some wounded. I couldn’t believe Israel was doing this again, just like four years ago. But at least this time,” she said with pride, “we struck back.” </span></p>
<p><a href="http://warisacrime.org/content/israel%E2%80%99s-lesson-palestinians-build-more-rockets" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://warisacrime.org/content/israel%E2%80%99s-lesson-palestinians-build-more-rockets#commentsHuman RightsIsraelPalestineThu, 06 Dec 2012 19:57:18 +0000medea64131 at http://warisacrime.orgObama's Pentagon Strategy: A Leaner, More Efficient Empirehttp://warisacrime.org/content/obamas-pentagon-strategy-leaner-more-efficient-empire
<p><em>By Charles Davis and Medea Benjamin</em></p>
<p>In an age when U.S. power can be projected through private mercenary armies and unmanned Predator drones, the U.S. military need no longer rely on massive, conventional ground forces to pursue its imperial agenda, a fact President Barack Obama is now acknowledging. But make no mistake: while the tactics may be changing, the U.S. taxpayer – and poor foreigners abroad – will still be saddled with overblown military budgets and militaristic policies.</p>
<p>Speaking January 5 alongside his Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the president <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/05/remarks-president-defense-strategic-review" target="_blank">announced</a> a shift in strategy for the American military, one that emphasizes aerial campaigns and proxy wars as opposed to “long-term nation-building with large military footprints.” This, to some pundits and politicians, is considered a tectonic shift.</p>
<p><a href="http://warisacrime.org/content/obamas-pentagon-strategy-leaner-more-efficient-empire" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://warisacrime.org/content/obamas-pentagon-strategy-leaner-more-efficient-empire#commentsAfghanistanIraqMilitary Industrial ComplexObama AdministrationMon, 09 Jan 2012 21:39:21 +0000medea60541 at http://warisacrime.orgTen Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Yearhttp://warisacrime.org/content/ten-good-things-about-not-so-bad-year
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<h2>Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year</h2>
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<div>by <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/medea-benjamin" target="_blank">Medea Benjamin</a></div>
<p>I had the privilege of starting out the year witnessing, firsthand, the unfolding of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square. I saw people who had been muzzled their entire lives, especially women, suddenly discovering their collective voice. Singing, chanting, demanding, creating. And that became the hallmark of entire year--people the world over becoming empowered and emboldened simply by watching each other. Courage, we learned in 2011, is contagious!</p>
<p><a href="http://warisacrime.org/content/ten-good-things-about-not-so-bad-year" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://warisacrime.org/content/ten-good-things-about-not-so-bad-year#commentsActivismMon, 02 Jan 2012 04:57:29 +0000medea60422 at http://warisacrime.orgJoin us this Friday to Protest Dick Cheney in Washington DChttp://warisacrime.org/content/join-us-friday-protest-dick-cheney-washington-dc
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CODEPINK Action Alert!</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 4pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">What: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Protesting war criminal Dick Cheney while he speaks at an event called "Ten Years After: Lessons Learned, Lessons Unlearned"</span></p>
<p><a href="http://warisacrime.org/content/join-us-friday-protest-dick-cheney-washington-dc" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://warisacrime.org/content/join-us-friday-protest-dick-cheney-washington-dc#commentsActivismWed, 07 Sep 2011 17:44:30 +0000medea59053 at http://warisacrime.org